Pulmonary Hypertension
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Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension program lauded
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) program has earned the top level of accreditation from the national Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). Read MoreJun 29, 2017
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Clue to pulmonary hypertension
Vanderbilt investigators have studied the relationship between race, cardiometabolic traits and pulmonary hypertension. Read MoreApr 13, 2017
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Hypertension hiatus
New findings offer a potential strategy for preventing heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension. Read MoreFeb 23, 2016
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Cattle Research Yields Lung Disease Clues
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that causes pulmonary hypertension, which leads to brisket disease, a life-threatening pulmonary condition that affects cattle grazed at high altitude. Read MoreJul 31, 2015
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VU team’s cattle research may yield lung disease clues
Vanderbilt University researchers have found a genetic mutation that causes pulmonary hypertension in cattle grazed at high altitude, and which leads to a life-threatening condition called brisket disease. Read MoreApr 15, 2015
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center offers surgical option for form of pulmonary hypertension
A copy repairman who couldn’t do his job anymore and was forced to take medical leave has returned to work. A woman who couldn’t walk from her car to her desk job has enough energy to redecorate her house. A 42-year-old mother who was too sick to care for her… Read MoreNov 18, 2014
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Patient-derived stem cells shed light on pulmonary hypertension
Stem cells derived from patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension provide a unique resource for studying the molecular defects that cause the disease and testing potential therapies. Read MoreSep 16, 2014
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Web tool speeds pulmonary hypertension discovery
The pulmonary arterial hypertension knowledgebase (PAHKB), developed by Vanderbilt researchers, provides a useful tool for identifying PAH-related genes and signaling pathways relevant to pathogenesis. Read MoreMar 5, 2014
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Inherited lung disease no worse in offspring
An inherited lung disease does not appear to have earlier onset and increased severity – a phenomenon called genetic anticipation – in successive generations. Read MoreNov 15, 2012
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Gene regulation found to play role in pulmonary hypertension
New findings from Vanderbilt researchers may explain why only some individuals who have inherited mutations that increase risk for pulmonary hypertension actually develop the disease. Read MoreOct 18, 2012
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Studies shed new light on how nitric oxide is produced
The discovery of a previously unrecognized and pivotal role of enzyme ASL in nitric oxide production could potentially lead to new therapies for babies with pulmonary hypertension. Read MoreJan 20, 2012